Letter and package tying device



M. R. HUGGINS.

LETTER AND PACKAGE TYING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 11, I919.

1,359,383. PatentedNov. 16,1920.

WI T/VESSES IN l/E/V 70R z QZRHUGG/NS A TTORNE VS UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MILTON R. HUGG-INS, OF IBETI-IEL, OHIO,

LETTER AND PACKAGE TYING- DEVICE.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, MILTON R. HUGGINS, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Bethel, in the county of Clermont and State of Ohio, have invented a new and Improved Letter and Package Tying Device, of which the following is a full, clear,

and exact description.

This invention relates to tying devices for packages, letters and the like and has for an object to provide an improved construction wherein the parts are reduced to a minimum.

Another object is to produce a tying device wherein after the first operation of tying it will remain straight and in proper position for all other additional operations.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device which will require a minimum number of movements to produce the wrapping and tying operation.

A further object is to provide a letter package tying device, which will securely hold the letters bunched and yet permit one or more to be withdrawn without completely untying.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a package of letters with an embodiment of the invention shown applied thereto.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the tying plate removed.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view through Fig. 2 on line 3-3.

Fig. 4 is a detail transverse sectional view through Fig. 2 on line 4-4.

Referring to the accompanying drawings by numerals 1 indicates a package of letters held together bya tying device embodying the invention. It will be noted that any kind of a package may be tied together and when the term letters is used it will be understood to cover a bunch of letters or a package of any kind. The tying device consists of a tying plate 2 and aligament 3. The plate 2 may be formed of any desired material which will accomplish the results desired as for instance a rather good grade of sheet metal. When forming the plate 2 the metal is cut to the desired shape and then bent for forming the turned over and curved flange or lip 4, and the clamping tongue 5. As shown in Figs. 3 and 1 tongue 5 is depressed centrally for forming a pinching rib or projection 6 the pinching face of which is rounded. When the cord or ligament is Specification of Letters Patent. Patent d N 16 1920 Application filed July 11, 1919.

Serial 1%.. 310,111.

forced into the clamp 5 the resilient action of the tongue and the yielding character of the cord will result in flattening the cord somewhat as shown in Fig. 3 for producing a locking action. It will be noted that the cord 3 is passed through an aperture 7 on a line coinciding with the transverse axis of the plate in the extension 8, the cord being preferably tied directly to extension 8. It will also be noted that one end of the groove 9 formed by the body of the plate and flange 4 extends toward one side of the package of letters 1 said end disposed approximately in the line of the transverse axis, while the opposite end extends somewhat toward the end of said package terminating approximately in the line of the longitudinal axis of the plate. By this construction and arrangement the wrapping operation forms really the tying operation also, thus doing away with all unnecessary operations. In operation the plate 2 is placed on the package'of letters 1 in such a manner that the projection 8 will point toward one side of the package the plate being held against the package bypressure of the thumb at about its center. The cord 3 is then passed around the adjacent side along beneath the letters 1, up the opposite side and then back to the plate 2 where it is pulled into the groove 9 and then down over the end of the letters 1 opposite the tongue 5. As soon as the cord is pulled in groove 9 the plate 2 will automatically remain in place so that the remaining tying operation may be completed without holding the plate in position. After the cord has been placed in groove 9 it is passed down over the edge of the letters opposite tongue 5, across the bottom of the letters, then up over the opposite end to the tongue 5 where it is forced into the locked position as shown in Figs. 1 and 3. To remove the device a reverse operation may be followed or simply unhook or disengage the cord from tongue 5 and release the cord. This will result in the cord becoming so loose as to readily fall off the package.

' When it is desired to take a letter or let ters from the center of the bunch, this can be readily done by releasing the cord from the clamping tongue 5 and pressing the plate against the package with one hand. The other hand can be used to abstract the desired letters without disturbing or disarranging the rest of the letters.

' convexed cord guiding and retaining chan- What I claim is: v 1. A package tying dev ce comprising a plate having a cord anchoring aperture disposed on a line with the transverse axis thereof, a convexed cord guiding flange at the opposite side or" the plate, the convexity extending from a point approximately in a line with the transverse axis of the plate and terminating at a point approximately in a line with the longitudinal axis of the plate, and cord clamping means at the end of the plate opposite said terminal, said clamping means disposed approximately in the line of the longitudinal axis of the plate.

2. A package tying device comprising a flat plate having a cord anchoring aperture adjacent one side edge in approximate aline ment with the transverse axis of the plate, a

nel at the opposite side of the plate, said cord guide disposed obliquely to the transverse axis of the plate, and a cord clamp at one end of said plate coinciding with the longtiudinal axis of the plate.

3. A package tying device consisting of a plate and an arm projecting laterally from one side edge thereof, said arrn having a cord anchoring aperture therein, the opposite edge of the plate folded over to form a convexed cord guiding channel, said channel extending from a point approximately in alinement with the transverse axis of the plate, to a point approximatelyin alinement' tongue being a bent-over projection of thebody ofsaid plate, said hook having a central longitudinally positioned rib projecting I toward the plate for pinching the ligament when placed within the clamp.

MILTON R. HUGGINS. 

